Bottle-stopper fastener.



W. GARRETT.

BOTTLE STOPPER FASTENER- APPLICATION FILED SEPT- H, 1912.

1 1 F958 1 9. Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

VVdfd Garrett.

abtomw WAR-D GARRETT, 0F GAYS, ILLINOIS.

BOTTLE-STOPPER FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IVARD GARRETT, a citizenof the United States, residing at Gays, in the county of Moultrie andState of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inBottle-Stopper Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stopper fasteners for bottles, and one objectof the inventioni's to produce a simple and efiicient stopper fastenerwhich may be readily apphed to an ordinary bottle and which, by itspresence, may be taken to indicate that the bottle contains poison orother dangerous material.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and eflicientstopper fastener which may be readily applied to an ordinary bottle andwhich will secure the stopper in such a manner that it may not bereadily removed especially forming a safeguard against removal of thestopper by young children.

Vith these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawing has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theclaim may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the improvedfastener applied to the neck of a bottle and showing the fastening levermoved to a non-obstructing position. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewshowing the fastener applied to a bottle and the lever in obstructingposition with respect to the stopper. Fig. 3 is a top plan view showingthe stopper fastener detached.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The improved stopper fastener includes a body portion or attachingmember which is formed of a piece of spring wire by primarily bending ordoubling the same so as to form side members 1, 2 having opposedsemi-circular loops 3, 4 adapted to encircle the neck of a bottle. Thebent or doubled portion of the wire is bent upward to form Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed September 11, 1912.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

Serial No. 719,778.

a loop 5 which is disposed in a plane substantially at right angles tothe plane of the loops 3, at, from which the said upwardly extendingloop is also suitably spaced. One of the side members, 1, forms an armor bracket 6 extending laterally and outwardly with respect to the loop3, a portion of said arm being bent upward to form'a bracket 7 having aterminal hook 8. The free end of the side member 2 is bent to form,adjacent to the loop at, a hook 9 which may be hooked over the arm 6 ofthe side member 1.

An obstructing lever 10 formed of a piece of wire is provided at one endwith an eye 11 pivotally engaging the loop 5 with which the said leveris connected, said lever being of such length that its free end may beenigaged with the hook 8. The lever 10 is formed, intermediate the endsthereof, with a flattened portion designated by P. One

purpose of this is to provide a. flat bearing surface which will engagethe cork stopper (to be hereinafter referred to) without cut ting intothe same. Another purpose is to increase the resiliency of the lever soas to permit the free end thereof to be placed more readily in or out ofactive engagement with the hook 8. Still another purpose of theflattened portion P is to produce a surface on which the name of themanufacturer, a designation of the contents of the package or otherinformation may be impressed or stamped.

The improved device, formed of steel or other resilient wire, may bereadily applied to a bottle, jar or other receptacle by placing the neckof such receptacle between loops 3, 4, after which the hook 9 is engagedwith the arm 6 for the purpose of retaining the device securely inposition, it being understood that the bottle or other receptacle shownat 12 is provided at the upper edge of its neck 13 with a flange or lip14, whereby the stopper fastener will be securely retained. lVhen astopper 15 is placed in the mouth of the bottle it may besecurely'fastened by positioning the lever 10 diametrically across thesame and securing the free end of said lever in engagement with the hook8. The stopper will thus be safely retained in such a manner that it maynot be easily removed by a young child, and the presence of the stopperfastener may of itself be taken as an indication that the contents ofthe receptacle is not to be tampered with.

which is preferably The improved stopper fastener is simple andinexpensive, and it may be readily manufactured in various sizes adaptedto fit bottles, jars and other receptacles of various dimensions. It maybe easily applied or removed and when in position it will constitute asafe and eflicient stopper fastening device.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

A device of the class described, comprisinga piece of spring wire bentto provide a pair of side members formed with opposed semi-circularloops, said side members being bent upwardly at a right angle andterminating in an integral loop, an integral arm formed upon one of saidfirst named loops in alinement with one of said side mel'nbers, abracket formed integrally upon said arm at right angles thereto, aterminal hook formed upon said bracket on a level with said secondnamed'loop, an integral hook formed upon the other of said side loops,adapted to engage said arm, a lever having an eye linked upon the secondnamed loop and adapted to project into said first named hook, and asubstantially flattened lip formed intermediate the ends of said lever.p

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WARD GARRETT. Witnesses:

W. EDJSTORM, Soo'r'r YOUNG.

Gopicsof this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of i'ateiiti, Washington, D. G.

